Harford County Executive Barry Glassman said Walmart representatives asked the county to ease up on road and traffic-mitigation related improvements the county is requiring for the company's controversial proposed Bel Air South store.

Owners of businesses licensed to sell alcohol have long complained about a law enforcement reality they say, with some justification, is unfair: when an employee breaks the law by selling alcohol to someone who is not of legal drinking age, the employer is the one who is subject to punishment.

While it hasn't been hard to be critical of the leadership of the Harford County public school system for often being out of touch with financial realities, the school system has its bright spots, as shown by a recent review of the performance of its high school students in particular.

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Five men, including one who led police on a 2013 high speed chase that ended in a crash in Harford County, have all been sentenced in connection with what federal prosecutors say was a multi-state drug distribution conspiracy.